Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to report
that the Federal Government has requested his account statements
and that of his wife, Patience, from banks in the United
States.
Nigeria is requesting “all documents concerning any transactions
to, from, or for the benefit” of Jonathan and his wife between 2009
and the present day.
Bloomberg had reported that the statement of accounts of
Jonathan, his wife; former Ministers of Petroleum, Diezani
Alison-Madueke and Rilwanu Lukman, were being demanded from 10 US
banks by the Federal Government.
Court documents quote Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of
the federation, as saying information contained in the document
will help an ongoing
investigation[1] by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to know individuals in the
Process & Industrial Developments Ltd gas deal.
A statement issued behalf by Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze
said the former President’s attention had been drawn to
international media reports to the effect that the Federal
Government of Nigeria hada subpoenaed bank records for him and his
wife, Dame Patience Jonathan in the United States of America.
“We aver that the Federal Government of Nigeria did not contact
Dr. Jonathan or his wife before issuing these subpoenas. If they
had, we would have advised them of the fact that you cannot
subpoena what does not exist.
“We also remind the public that on March 5, 2014, during the
swearing in of new ministers, then President Jonathan said “I am
loyal to Nigeria’s economy. I don’t have accounts or property
abroad.”
“We are confident in stating that between that time and now,
nothing has changed with regards to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. He has
no accounts in the United States of America, and encourages US
authorities to cooperate fully with the Federal Government of
Nigeria’s subpoena,” the statement said.
According to the statement, “we would also like to state that
during his tenure as President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
extended every courtesy to former Presidents and Heads of state,
because he believed and still believes that promoting, projecting
and protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty and image is the paramount
duty of her government, because it is not possible to belittle
Nigerians without belittling Nigeria.
“Finally, we state that the signing of the P&ID contracts
preceded the Jonathan administration, and that that government gave
appropriate counsel to the incoming government in the handover
notes of 2015, which advice, if carried out, would have prevented
the current unfortunate circumstances.”
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to report
that the Federal Government has requested his account statements
and that of his wife, Patience, from banks in the United
States.
Nigeria is requesting “all documents concerning any transactions
to, from, or for the benefit” of Jonathan and his wife between 2009
and the present day.
Bloomberg had reported that the statement of accounts of
Jonathan, his wife; former Ministers of Petroleum, Diezani
Alison-Madueke and Rilwanu Lukman, were being demanded from 10 US
banks by the Federal Government.
Court documents quote Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of
the federation, as saying information contained in the document
will help an ongoing
investigation[1] by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to know individuals in the
Process & Industrial Developments Ltd gas deal.
A statement issued behalf by Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze
said the former President’s attention had been drawn to
international media reports to the effect that the Federal
Government of Nigeria hada subpoenaed bank records for him and his
wife, Dame Patience Jonathan in the United States of America.
“We aver that the Federal Government of Nigeria did not contact
Dr. Jonathan or his wife before issuing these subpoenas. If they
had, we would have advised them of the fact that you cannot
subpoena what does not exist.
“We also remind the public that on March 5, 2014, during the
swearing in of new ministers, then President Jonathan said “I am
loyal to Nigeria’s economy. I don’t have accounts or property
abroad.”
“We are confident in stating that between that time and now,
nothing has changed with regards to Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. He has
no accounts in the United States of America, and encourages US
authorities to cooperate fully with the Federal Government of
Nigeria’s subpoena,” the statement said.
According to the statement, “we would also like to state that
during his tenure as President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
extended every courtesy to former Presidents and Heads of state,
because he believed and still believes that promoting, projecting
and protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty and image is the paramount
duty of her government, because it is not possible to belittle
Nigerians without belittling Nigeria.
“Finally, we state that the signing of the P&ID contracts
preceded the Jonathan administration, and that that government gave
appropriate counsel to the incoming government in the handover
notes of 2015, which advice, if carried out, would have prevented
the current unfortunate circumstances.”